US EditionRaymond J. De Souza: The Artemis Mission Is Humbling for Humanity
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Raymond J. de Souza: The Artemis mission is humbling for humanity
The lunar orbit of Artemis II reminded us of the “Earthrise” photograph from the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968. Man had never seen the Earth before as a whole, a beautiful blue marble against the ethereal vast blackness of space. Man had forever looked up at the moon. He had never before looked down upon the Earth.
At first, Artemis II was about science. The mission, which ended on Friday with a clean landing in the Pacific Ocean, led four astronauts who collected data, took photographs and tested life support systems as they orbited the Moon. But for the astronauts themselves, and for the millions of people who followed them from hundreds of thousands of miles away, the mission also sparked reflections on deeper issues. “You just look up and feel astonish…
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